Residential delivery area · Maryland

ZIP Code 21530: Flintstone, MD

ZIP code 21530 uses the postal name Flintstone, Maryland and lies entirely in Allegany County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $63,542 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Flintstone (a census-designated place); more than 99% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: Maryland, District of Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
215sectional center: Baltimore, MD (SCF 212)
30delivery area within it
Town
Flintstone · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Flintstone census-designated place
Micro area
Cumberland, MD-WV
House district
MD-6 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
60.9 sq mi · 23 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 21530?

21530 centers on 39.680°, -78.546° and covers 60.9 square miles of land plus 0.5 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 21555, 21766, 17211, 21502, 15535, 15522.

15522 · Bedford15535 · Clearville17211 · Artemas21502 · Cumberland21555 · Oldtown21766 · Little Orleans21530 · Flintstone (this ZIP)21530155352150221555217661721115522 · Bedford15535 · Clearville17211 · Artemas21502 · Cumberland21555 · Oldtown21766 · Little Orleans21530 · Flintstone (this ZIP)21530155352150221555217661721115522 · Bedford15535 · Clearville17211 · Artemas21502 · Cumberland21555 · Oldtown21766 · Little Orleans21530 · Flintstone (this ZIP)215301553521502215552176617211
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 21530 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 21530, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 21530 compare with the rest of Allegany County?

Rank of 21530 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure21530In Allegany CountyIn MD
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,4048th of 16332nd of 477
Median household income$64k3rd of 6271st of 293
Median home value$202k1st of 6304th of 320

Its median household income is higher than in 36% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 28% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 21530?

The 2020 Census counted 1,520 people in 21530; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,404. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 4.5% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,404±412 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,520−4.5% since 2010 (1,591)
Households
648
Median age
56.0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 21530?

Of the 1,404 people the ACS estimates in 21530, 17.2% are under 18 and 27.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (97.7%).

  • Under 1817.2%
  • 18 to 6455.8%
  • 65 and older27.0%
Age of the people of 21530 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic97.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino1.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.3%
  • Other or two or more0.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 21530 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 21530 earn?

Median household income is $63,542 (ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd highest of the 6 ranked ZIP codes in Allegany County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($54,153 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$63,542±$13,750
Income per person
$32,301
Below the poverty line
18.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
17.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
21.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$67,643680 returns; wages 68% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 21530?

FHFA's house price index for 21530, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 7% from 2020 to 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$202,400
Median gross rent
$828
Homes owned by their occupants
82.7%
Housing units
940
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Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 21530; 2025: 160.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 21530?

19 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 fewer than in 2018; the most are in transportation and warehousing (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Transportation and warehousing4
  • Construction3
  • Retail trade3
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 21530?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 21530, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
21555Oldtown1,470$53k7.3 mi
21766Little Orleans854$62k8.4 mi
17211Artemas, PA354$54k8.7 mi
21502Cumberland41,015$61k11.5 mi
15535Clearville, PA1,994$57k11.8 mi
15522Bedford, PA11,111$57k18.1 mi
21560Spring Gap9–11.6 mi (near)
26767Wiley Ford, WV393$92k12.0 mi (near)
21529Ellerslie514$37k12.5 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.